make visible black women's experiences of driving while black beyond the notable exception of sandra bland, when we first a woman named ayala aramis who was pulled over for driving while black. would we see the stories of the women of ferguson who the year before mike brown was killed, the population that had the most traffic stops in ferguson was black women of any other population. would we see the stories that just came out of st. louis as part of a study that showed that the only group of people in which the majority of people are killed when they're unarmed is black women. so the police officers are more likely to perceive black women to falsely -- falsely perceive black women as a fate aal threat than any be other group. so what do those stories tell us. and i think it really helps us to better understand this narrative of what it means to be black in america. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> booktv tapes hundreds of author programs throughout the country. here's a look at some of the events we'll be covering this week. on monday we're at the new york

like lake are living with water and polluted air, when there is no justice for eric garner and sandra bland and philando castile and so many more, we are going to fightback . when you can still be fired from your job because of who you love, when republicans tried to read the census to pretend that people of color don't exist, when you are afraid to report a rate because i could split up your family, when you are treated like a suspect in your daily life because of the color of your skin, we are going to keep fighting back. and if you think we get there skin now, just you wait. i'm in this fight all the way and so are you. when you fight back, you make change and this november 6, donald trump is going to hear all of us loud and clear because we are going to vote like our rights depend on it. [applause] but november 6 is not the end of our job. no, not even close. we have to show people that when we get a chance to lead, things will start getting better. that we will build opportunities at home. so let's talk for just a minute about who and what we are fighting for. we are fighting for an ec

are living with poisoned water and polluted air, when there still no justice for eric garner and sandra blandddie gray and philando castile and so many more, , wre going to keep fighting back. [cheers and applause] when you can still be fired from your job because of her you love, when republicans try to rig the senses to pretend that people of color don't exist -- census -- when you you're afrad report of rape because ice could split up your family, when you're treated like a suspect in your daily life because of the color of your skin, we're going to keep fighting back. [applause] and if you think we get under their skin now, just you wait. i'm in this fight all the way, and so are you. when you fight back, you make change. and this november 6, donald trump is going to hear all of us loud and clear. because we're going to vote like our rights depend on it. [applause] but november 6 is not the end of our job. nope, not even close. we have to show people that when we get a chance to lead, things will start getting better, that we will build opportunity for all. so let's talk for just a minute

living with poisoned water and polluted air, when there is still no justice for eric garner and sandra bland and so many more, we are going to keep fighting back. [cheers and applause] >> when you can still be fired from your job because of who you love, when republicans try to rigged the census to pretend people of color don't exist, when you are afraid to report a rate because ice could split up your family, when you're treated like a suspect in your daily life because of the color of your skin, we are going to keep fighting back. [cheers and applause] >> and if you think we get under their skin now, just you wait! [cheers and applause] >> i am in this fight all the way and so are you. when you fight back, you make change. this november 6th, donald trump is going to hear all of us loud and clear because we are going to vote like our rights depends on it! [cheers and applause] >> by november 6th is not the end of our job, not even close. we have to show people that when we get a chance to lead, things will start getting better. we will build opportunity for all. let's talk about who and wha

happening to people, how you put yourself in the shoes, how you feel for michael brown's parents or sandra bland's family come are so many people who have been, you know, lives have been lost. that is what it was really about. native american rights issues, about so many issues, women's rights -- it was about so many things that were happening in america and how do we create a platform to be able to have a voice for so many people who do not have a voice. it is so much bigger than just police brutality. there are so many issues that people are not aware of. a lot of people watch football and think you're in that world, none of that exist. we wanted to make sure that even though we are playing and leading, we are able to do these things on sundays, we're these athletes who get injured, we are still people. we're still connected to the things and issues happening around us. it can be our famamily, our sisters, our mothers. at thehe same,, we want to bring the stories to life. juan: what were some of the discussions between fellow players? as the protest expanded and for the league and the president